PLC Programming

Project Options...
Autodeclaration: If this option is activted , then after the input of a not-yet -declared variable a dialog
box will appear in all editors with which this variable can be declared.
Autoformat: If this option is activted, then CoDeSys executes automatic formatting in the IL editor
and in the declaration editor. When you finish with a line, the following formatting is made: 1.Operators
written in small letters are shown in capitals; 2. Tabs are inserted to that the columns are uniformly
divided.
List components: If this option is activated, then the Intellisense functionality wil be available to
work as an input assistant. This means that if you insert a dot at a position where a identifier should
be inserted, then a selection list will open, offering all global variables which are found in the project. If
you insert the name of a function block instance, then you will get a selection list of all inputs and
outputs of the instanced function block. The Intellisense function is available in editors, in the Watchand
Receiptmanager, in visualizations and in the Sampling Trace.
Declarations as tables: If this option is activated, then you can edit variables in a table instead of
using the usual declaration editor. This table is sorted like a card box, where you find tabs for input
variables, output variables local variables and in_out variables. For each variable there are edit fields
to insert Name, Address, Type, Initial and Commment.
Tab-Width: In the field Tab-Width in the category Editor of the Options dialog box you can determine
the width of a tab as shown in the editors. The default setting is four characters, whereby the
character width depends upon the font which is chosen.
Font: By clicking on the button Font in the category Editor of the Options dialog box you can choose
the font in all CoDeSys editors. The font size is the basic unit for all drawing operations. The choice of
a larger font size thus enlarges the printout, even with each editor of CoDeSys.
After you have entered the command, the font dialog box opens for choosing the font, style and font
size.
Dialog box for setting the font
Options for the Desktop
If you choose this category in the Options dialog box, then you get the dialog box shown below.
Tool bar: The tool bar with the buttons for faster selection of menu commands becomes visible
underneath the menu bar.
Status bar: The status bar at the lower edge of the CoDeSys main window becomes visible.
Online in Security mode: In Online mode with the commands 'Run', 'Stop', 'Reset' 'Toggle
Breakpoint', 'Single cycle', 'Write values', 'Force values' and 'Release force', a dialog box appears with
the confirmation request whether the command should really be executed. This option is saved with
the project.
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